A lot of sick and disabled people like myself and my dad was left abandoned this year by social services with the implementation of the The Care Act 2014 and changes to attendance allowance personal care budgets.
I know how devastating it can be to be sick and ill and having to care for someone sick as well .. yet alone being abandoned by local authority and left hanging with know notification of changes re assessments AS by the hiding ##### own words it would cost to much to write to everyone.
housingcare.org/downloads/k...
So this post is for those sick and disabled left wondering hanging by the local authority & social services with regard reforms of adult and social care / personal care budgets.
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Hi Daz, that's for posting that clear explanation....does it apply to the whole of the UK or just England....or did I miss that bit.
My late mother had excellent care at home in Wales this year, three hours a day.
My father was in a care home, a top up fee had to be paid as well as social care costs....nursing costs were free, but his money ran out, but luckily he could stay in the home. A friend's children had to sell his home as he had dementia, but the money was all spent just before he died ...they were so worried that he would have to move.
I guess the new act will bring in a Cap on spending...I wonder how it will work in reality.
Best wishes to you and your father, I know what it's like to have health problems and to be responsible for someone else's care as well.
Take care.
Hi. daz, I just checked ...the Act applies to England, but Wales is similar I think.
Just wondering about your dads needs , does he have an alarm system like the telecare my mother had ....she also had poor hearing and sight, and social services provided aids such as a amplified phone, doorbell and magnifiers, and later a walking aid and bed guard.
I lived 250miles away so I arranged Attendance Allowance which paid for a cleaner and a carer who did her shopping. The Red Cross volunteer visitor scheme was also offered, but she declined that.
Take care
Hi sorry bout link it was wrong one
Here is proper one
legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/20...
Defo worth a read is all changing